Most weird exam for me ever. I am usually strong on the logical reasoning sections, especially strong at reading comprehension, and weak on logic games. This exam, I don't know what the deal was. I am not confident in my LR performance. In fact, I cannot remember a single question. I'm sure I crushed reading comprehension. But here is the weird part...I am more confident with my LG performance than LR. I thought the wxyz question was even easy.
If I were a bookie I'd set the line at -11.5 No way it's 10, And 13 would be in "toughest of all time" territory and I just don't think it was that bad. I thought the RC was really easy and the LR was pretty moderate overall. I'd be thrilled with -12.
23 questions on LG? I think I made a bubbling error after skipping G3 to do G4 then going back. 24 bubbled lines staring me in the face at the end of the section :-/
I had an LR experimental, and the first question in the first LR section was a dialogue about gas, giving ride, transfer of heat. Anyone know if that was a real section?
Thanks zotter14, and thank goodness. I had the same reaction given it was the first question, and thought my brain had just stopped functioning properly because of nerves.
Hey guys. I think I had a two author/dual passage RC prompt about consciousness/mental awareness? The first passage was very monologue-esque (Hamlet - to be or not to be?) and informal. Was this one part of the real or experimental RC?
@ajnainstein I had only one RC section and the comparative passage was not about consciousness, so that must have been experimental for you. I think the real comparative passage had to do with history and gender. Am I right in remembering it that way? It's kind of a blur.
@johnmelcon Ah, yes, I had the history and gender one -- modern times vs roman times? (not to be confused with African American women's suffrage -- which I also don't know the status of)
Guitars/banjos... yeah that one made me think more than most. I'm not sure if I got it right, I think I skipped it at first. Another time consuming gem was the rainforest/deciduous tree nightime nocturnal food searches. Also the seal vs. dolphin diving depth question was weird, it was a brief logic game more than any anything.
Trues story, im a senior at wofford colege and we are known for our trees,squirrels, and hawks.One day i was walking to class and a huge hawk swooped down and grabbed a squirrel that was only a few feet in front of me
@Jessica3 Was that question from the 25 Q section? I had two 25 Q sections so I am just trying to figure out which one was experimental. I definitely had that question but can't remember if that was from the 25 or 26 Q section.
There are four experimental sections: 2 LR, 1 RC, and 1 LG so they essentially make a whole fake test. Some had the fake 25 q LR while others had the fake 26 q LR...
Also to whoever said that a -13 curve would be among the hardest ever you are clearly unaware of the many -14 exams there have been, including many Dec ones in the past several years.
@kaila67h I also had two 25 Q LRs. Any thoughts on which one is the experimental? I had LR-RC-LR-LR-LG and my first LR (25 Q) felt more difficult than my third section (2nd LR which was also 25 Q).
@"Dylan Taylor" Yeah I thought the first LR section was harder, second one with the dolphin and seals was a lot easier. Only had two LR sections though.
@mss2fc I had two LGs as well. Don't really think it matters for me which one was the experimental because I ran out of time for both of the 3rd sets of games and had to make some quick guesses "/
Could anyone inform me as to which RC was graded. What did each of the 4 passages talk about? Im trying to differentiate from the experimental section.
@benjamin.mot it sounds like we may have had the same test form---mine was also a 25 q LR first and a 25 q third, 26 q LR was fourth. i'm still trying to figure out which one was experimental and hoping it was the first because i bombed it due to nerves. can't really remember which qs were in which section though i do think i remember two except questions being near the end of the first LR section
yes--i'm trying to figure out if they were in my first LR section or my second because i don't remember which questions were where, i just know i didn't do well on the first section and want to figure out if it was experimental
@kaila67h I remember all of those questions but I can't recall if that was from the third section (second 25 Q LR) or the first section (also 25 Q LR). I have a feeling our third section (second 25 Q LR) is the experimental even though it seems like everyone is saying the contrary. Are you certain those were from your first section? You'll probably do better than expected.
Did anyone take the test in London?? I hat two lg sections and did fairly well on the first one and not so hot on the second one! I can't figure out which one was the experimental!
Wow I clearly remember that nocturnal deciduous forest one giving me some trouble and now I'm thinking I made a really stupid mistake because it seems so obvious now... sigh. Test day anxiety can really mess with your psyche even for routine questions and now I can't stop thinking about little things like that. Only three weeks to go...
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However, I'm sad to hear that African American Women's Suffrage wasn't real. I was feelin' that one.
Also to whoever said that a -13 curve would be among the hardest ever you are clearly unaware of the many -14 exams there have been, including many Dec ones in the past several years.
@mss2fc I had two LGs as well. Don't really think it matters for me which one was the experimental because I ran out of time for both of the 3rd sets of games and had to make some quick guesses "/
Thanks